Documents leaked to CYP Now have called into question the credibility of a series of investigations into restraint incidents in youth custody, amid claims of a management "cover-up".
The papers, which include unpublished investigation reports and high-level correspondence between the Youth Justice Board (YJB) and the National Offender Management Service (NOMS), an executive agency of the Ministry of Justice, highlight concerns that complaints relating to restraint were not properly probed.
The source of the leak alleges a "cover-up ... right at the top".
The concerns relate to an incident at Hindley young offender institution (YOI) in 2011 in which a young offender suffered a broken bone.
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